WBC in Dublin in 2016; Seoul in 2017

The 2016 World Barista Championship will take place at the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe’s World of Coffee Event in Dublin, Ireland, on June 23-25, 2016.

In 2017 World Coffee Events (WCE) will bring the World Barista Championship to the Seoul International Cafe Show at the Coex Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 9-12, 2017. This marks the first time the WBC will be held in Asia after a 10-year hiatus, and will be held later in the year than all prior WBC events.